Digital Printing

2010 SGIA Products of the Year

Published

13 years ago

November 15, 2010

Steve Aust Signs of the Times November 2010 Issue

At its annual convention, held October 13-15 in Las Vegas, the Specialty Graphics Imaging Assn. (SGIA) announced the winners of its annual Product of the Year awards. Printers, media, finishing equipment and software were commended as the best in the category. Winners from among the 16 sign-related categories include:

Digital Inks
Mimaki USA (Suwanee, GA)
LF200 UV-flexible inks for backlit displays

Media (Paper)
Xcel Products Inc. (Brooklyn Center, MN)
TerraSkin® XP stone/polyethylene material blend

Media (Vinyl)
Ultraflex Systems Inc. (Randolph, NJ)
Glow Mesh photoluminescent media

Media (Films)
Continental Grafix (Charlotte, NC)
HydroSol Satin textured light-blocking film

Media (Rigid)
Panel Processing Inc. (Alpena, MI)
Eco-Finish rigid printing media

Media (non-PVC)
Dreamscape Inc. (Rockaway, NJ)
Terralon recycled-content, printable wallcovering

Business/Workflow Software
Caldera Graphics (Strasbourg, France)
Costview 2.0 (iPad-optimized)

Finishing (Laminates, Adhesives, Films, Coatings)
Neschen Americas (Elkridge, MD)
Print Shield® anti-graffiti laminating film

Finishing (Equipment)
Colex Imaging (Paramus, NJ)
Fotoba Intl. Dreamcut XLD-170D cutter

Poster-size solvent/latex printers (under 96 in. wide)
Mimaki USA
JV33-160

Flatbed UV-Cure Rigid-Media Printer (under $200,000 MSRP)
Océ Display Graphics (Chicago)
Arizona 550 GT

Flatbed UV-Cure Rigid-Media Printer (over $200,000 MSRP)
Océ Display Graphics
Arizona 550 XT

Flatbed White-Ink, UV-Cure, Rigid-Media Printer (under $200,000 MSRP)
Mimaki USA Inc.
JFX-1615

Flatbed White-Ink, UV-Cure, Rigid-Media Printer (over $200,000 MSRP)
Océ Display Graphics
Arizona 550 XT

Grand Format Roll-to-Roll, Solvent- or Latex-Ink Printer
Mimaki USA Inc.
JV33-260

Grand Format, Roll-to-Roll, UV-Cure Ink Printer
Mimaki USA Inc.
JFX-1631 R

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